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Wi-fi networking problem

Hi, After some hours of trying to get things to work I think I must now 'ask the experts' as my amateur attempts are going nowhere! I am in Australia so my modem is a Telstra wireless 2-wire Gateway which also acts as a router.
I purchased a new computer with Windows7 OS and am attempting to add it to my home network.
I have a Netgear N300 Wireless USB Adapter which I have installed onto the new computer and it recognises the Telstra Bigpond Gateway but will not connect to it or to the home network which has 2 other computers already connected.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
2 computers have Windows7 OS and one has XP. When you say the same workgroup name, do you mean the name of the home network? I have done that and tried 'push to connect' option - that didn't work then I followed the instructions to connect manually, my Gateway/Router name appears but when I select it and click Connect I just get a message saying 'not connected - no connections available'. It's probably something simple but for some reason I can't find the solution.
Judy

First we need to know what type of problem you are experiencing. Are you able to connect to the router at all? Do you have internet access? Do you get an error stating "Limited connectivity" or "no internet access"? When you click "connect" to connect to the wireless router are you Entering the Password provided with your router?